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  • How to strategise the hunt for employment

    During economically difficult times finding a job can be tough, whether you have just graduated, were recently retrenched, or just want to change jobs. The challenges associated with finding employment are probably more daunting to first time job seekers, who do not know the jobsearch landscape and don’t know what to expect, but the search…

  • The National Treasury External Bursary Scheme

    As part of our commitment, the department’s bursary scheme provides financial support to South Africa students studying in the fields deemed critical and scarce to the National Treasury. It aims to build critical skills capacity and provide students with the opportunity to further their studies.

  • Family Medicine in South Africa Receives EU Grant of R16.5 million

    UKZN’S Department of Family Medicine, is one of the successful co-applicants in South Africa, sharing a European Union Grant of approximately R16.5 million with other departments of Family Medicine to strengthen primary health care (phc) through primary care doctors and family physicians.

  • Thousands of South Africans are studying part time – Are you one of them?

    According to the Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa issued by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), thousands of South Africans enrol to study part-time1. Of this, 62.1% are females who have enrolled at public Higher Education Institutions in 2010, for part-time study and 37.9% are male.

  • Dell ICT Centre offers learners a kick start at a bright future

    Three former learners of the Dell ICT Centre at Sci-Bono are now full-time employees at the Dell office in Johannesburg.

  • CUT takes Open Day to another level!

    Open Day is an annual event in the universities calendar whereby learners from various high schools, teachers and parents across the country get an opportunity to visit and explore their children’s universities of choice, learn about the programmes offered, speak face to face with lecturers and current students, participate in activities of the day and…

  • Minister Malusi Gigaba to speak to youth at the 2014 GIBS CareerExpo

    The transition from high school to the world of work or university can be a daunting time for our youth. During this often difficult time, learners need constant advice and guidance on the best career choices available to them and access to professional help to find the answers to some of the key questions they…

  • Department of Water Affairs 2015 Bursaries

    If you are interested in studying Engineering, Environmental Science, Microbiology or any related field offered below but do not have the necessary funds, then this opportunity is for you. The Department of Water Affairs is offering Bursary opportunities for full-time studies in 2015.

  • SANZAF bursary pays for 59 students’ studies

    A generous donation of almost R520 000 from the South African National Zakáh Fund (Sanzaf) is enabling 59 students to pursue their studies at CPUT.

  • Varsity: 72 years and printing

    he cover of Varsity newspaper dated 1 October 1986. It is a decades-old story of unity that Varsity newspaper tells. In 1942, tensions between English and Afrikaans UCT students were palpable, moving the then-SRC to merge the English UCTattle and Afrikaans Die Spantou. Since then, UCT’s official student-run newspaper has published 12 editions each year…

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